Gems for the Young Folks
Author | : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |
Publisher | : CreateSpace |
Total Pages | : 84 |
Release | : 2015-07-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 1507557329 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781507557327 |
Rating | : 4/5 (327 Downloads) |
Download or read book Gems for the Young Folks written by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-07-16 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "[...]the tent every night, also tying ropes to the wagon wheels and staking the same. He also fixed the stove daily, or rather made me do it, and this work of course became very monotonous. Uncle assisted me a week or two in performing camp duties and also in driving team. I was grateful for all his previous kindness to me and in order to prove this I willingly performed all the duties required of me. But in a very short time he left all this work to me, and driving team all day and performing these duties afterwards kept me entirely out of mischief. All went well until after we passed Julesburg, on the Platte River, when the following important incidents occurred: I had slept a little longer than usual, having failed to awake before sunrise. My uncle aroused me and passionately remarked that he had not brought me[...]".